Thin Jeans

The girls went shopping the other day. We had a 30% off coupon, and all needed some items. Joy really needed jeans - especially after she tried on a few pair. :) She went to put her old pair back on and ripped a five inch hole in them, right in the upper thigh!! at the store!! She was horrified. She was saying they were getting thin. Thank goodness she had her bigger jean bag with her, so she wore it strategically placed, so one really couldn't tell. Poor girl. They didn't have the size she needed, so we ordered them on their new kiosk they have. They will ship them free to the house, and we got the sale price plus our coupon. Doing that she got two pair for $22.38! Way cool! They should arrive this week. Meanwhile she's wearing clothes other than jeans. :)

Cute Quips from Dolly Girl

Emily has been cuter than a bugs ear, and saying funny things lately. The other day, in the car, after a shiny, bright, dark-yellow convertible with a very black top drove by us, she exclaimed in the back, "Mom! That is a freaky car!! I would never ride in that car! Mom! That car is freaky!!" So different from Josiah at around two, who saw a really flashy motorcycle from up on Jerry's shoulders at the fair and said, "I wike dat bike! I want dat bike!"

Cooking Snafues

One morning, Emily was up early with the boys, so she chatted around (loudly, as toddlers do). I fed her some breakfast then went up to put her back to sleep. After getting her down, I went to make a new recipe a friend gave me for coconut muffins. I got the oven heated and almost had them mixed up and realized I was out of eggs. I just had seven of them, but my boys ate them for breakfast! So I ran up the hill to borrow some, and they were out as well. Bummer!! Well, I eventually got those muffins made at about 9 at night. They were delicious!!!! Not everyone liked them, as quite a few don't like coconut at our house, but that just left more for me! :)

Joy turned 18 last week!! 18!! As in I have an 18 year old! I can't believe it, and her grandma is thrilled she can vote! :) Me too. She wanted to have broccoli cheese soup for supper. Sounds great! So, I checked the recipe in the morning, before she headed into town for babysitting, to make sure I had all the ingredients. My brain must have still been fuzzy, as that evening, when I got home from picking up kids from history class, then doing some shoe shopping for Anna, and birthday shopping for Joy, I got ready to make supper and the cake and realized I was out of butter! So, I sent Jeffrey to the close gas station to get butter. I get started on both (soup and cake) and realize I'm out of chicken bullion!! So, Joy went this time and picked up the bullion. We didn't end up eating supper until 7:45!! Crazy! and expensive soup!! The soup did turn out delicious! Only one bowl was left for Joy, but we made another batch on Friday, so the rest of us could have some more. She spent the rest of the evening watching "Prince of Persia". The boys joined us after finishing Spanish homework with Jerry.

School 2010

Well, we made it through our first week of school. Whew! Jeffrey and Josiah are stilling learning the ropes of homework and procedures, but have figured out where their classrooms are, and where to go when. They have an alternating A and B day schedule. I like that they won't need to turn in homework the next morning, they'll always have a day between. We have CAP on Monday nights and Youth Group on Wednesday nights, so they'll have to concentrate on homework on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I discovered that I also am committed to helping with homework on Tuesdays and Thursdays. :)

The other kids also got their first week of school under their belt. We had a few books arrive on Tuesday and Wednesday, but now are going full steam. We are hoping to use this extra week for an extra week off in December. We'll see what happens. :)

This week the kids' Great Aunt Mary arrived from TX for a 2 week visit. We are delighted to have her here! We've had 3 big supper meals in a row, with lots of laughter and visiting. I love seeing her smile and laugh at the kids' antics and the boys' stories from school. Family is so fun. We are looking forward to the weekend ahead.